name : create-policy.rst **Example 1: To create a static policy** The following ``create-policy`` example creates a static policy with a policy scope that specifies both a principal and a resource. :: aws verifiedpermissions create-policy \ --definition file://definition1.txt \ --policy-store-id PSEXAMPLEabcdefg111111 Contents of file ``definition1.txt``:: { "static": { "description": "Grant everyone of janeFriends UserGroup access to the vacationFolder Album", "statement": "permit(principal in UserGroup::\"janeFriends\", action, resource in Album::\"vacationFolder\" );" } } Output:: { "createdDate": "2023-06-12T20:33:37.382907+00:00", "lastUpdatedDate": "2023-06-12T20:33:37.382907+00:00", "policyId": "SPEXAMPLEabcdefg111111", "policyStoreId": "PSEXAMPLEabcdefg111111", "policyType": "STATIC", "principal": { "entityId": "janeFriends", "entityType": "UserGroup" }, "resource": { "entityId": "vacationFolder", "entityType": "Album" } } **Example 2: To create a static policy that grants access to a resource to everyone** The following ``create-policy`` example creates a static policy with a policy scope that specifies only a resource. :: aws verifiedpermissions create-policy \ --definition file://definition2.txt \ --policy-store-id PSEXAMPLEabcdefg111111 Contents of file ``definition2.txt``:: { "static": { "description": "Grant everyone access to the publicFolder Album", "statement": "permit(principal, action, resource in Album::\"publicFolder\");" } } Output:: { "createdDate": "2023-06-12T20:39:44.975897+00:00", "lastUpdatedDate": "2023-06-12T20:39:44.975897+00:00", "policyId": "PbfR73F8oh5MMfr9uRtFDB", "policyStoreId": "PSEXAMPLEabcdefg222222", "policyType": "STATIC", "resource": { "entityId": "publicFolder", "entityType": "Album" } } **Example 3: To create a template-linked policy that is associated with the specified template** The following ``create-policy`` example creates a template-linked policy using the specified policy template and associates the specified principal to use with the new template-linked policy. :: aws verifiedpermissions create-policy \ --definition file://definition.txt \ --policy-store-id PSEXAMPLEabcdefg111111 Contents of ``definition.txt``:: { "templateLinked": { "policyTemplateId": "PTEXAMPLEabcdefg111111", "principal": { "entityType": "User", "entityId": "alice" } } } Output:: { "createdDate": "2023-06-12T20:49:51.490211+00:00", "lastUpdatedDate": "2023-06-12T20:49:51.490211+00:00", "policyId": "TPEXAMPLEabcdefg111111", "policyStoreId": "PSEXAMPLEabcdefg111111", "policyType": "TEMPLATE_LINKED", "principal": { "entityId": "alice", "entityType": "User" }, "resource": { "entityId": "VacationPhoto94.jpg", "entityType": "Photo" } } For more information about policies, see `Amazon Verified Permissions policies <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/verifiedpermissions/latest/userguide/policies.html>`__ in the *Amazon Verified Permissions User Guide*.